Motherhood Archives | The Special Needs Companies

EP 67: Learning To Love Yourself As A Short Bus Kid

by The Special Needs Companies | Sep 1, 2020

In this episode of Parenting Impossible, host Annette Hines and guest Matthew Cox discuss what it’s like to grow up with a learning disability and how it applies to distance learning in today’s climate. Matthew Cox spent his elementary and middle school years...

Caring for the Caregiver | Special Needs Parents Feeling Burnt Out During COVID-19

by Special Needs Companies | Aug 21, 2020

While all active parents are caregivers in some sense of the word, parents of special needs children are more than just parents — we also take on the roles of nurses, educators, therapists, and so much more with, sometimes, little to no training or prior...

10 Tips for Using Music to Get Communication Moving!

by Special Needs Companies | Jul 24, 2020

Author: El Robertson | Pediatric Speech and Language Therapist BSc Before they can talk and even walk . . . babies love music. Whether it is dancing to music from the TV, clapping along to moms singing or banging spoons with daddy on the table, babies can’t get...

EP 52: Remembering Elizabeth And The Joyful Moments

by The Special Needs Companies | May 26, 2020

In this episode of Parenting Impossible, Annette looks back at what inspired her to start this podcast last September. Annette’s vision was to create a space where people could come together and talk about issues affecting the special needs community. It was all in...

Remembering Your Child During the Holidays

by The Special Needs Companies | Nov 26, 2019

Let’s just be honest my friends, this is not an easy time when you’ve lost a child. It’s a time of year when you get together to celebrate family. And lots of things happen that accentuate that loss. You see people that you don’t normally see all year such as...

I Am a Mom Without a Country

by The Special Needs Companies | Oct 18, 2019

After my daughter Elizabeth passed away from mitochondrial disease in November of 2013, I had a full-on identity crisis. Elizabeth was 17 when she died and from the moment she burst into the world as a two-pound, 29-week preemie, she had consumed me. She was...